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Phase II of CMRL to get started after June
Posted on: 13/Feb/2016 5:57:48 PM
Chennai Metro Rail Limited`s (CMRL) Phase II, that will cover 100 kms, is under way now. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) is being prepared and CMRL has said that it will be completed by June this year. Side by side, soil testing for the sites began two months ago. This will help finalise the underground and elevated sites. Phase II will cover areas such as Madhavaram to Siruseri, Madhavaram to Sholinganallur and CMBT to Light House.
Says a senior CMRL official, The aim now will be to connect not only the major areas but interior locations and suburbs too. Areas like T Nagar, Nungambakkam and IT Corridor, will not be overlooked and will soon see metro connectivity.
The Centre will be called up on to approval the design for Phase II once the DPR is ready. Over the next few months, trial runs will take place on the stretches Little Mount to Chennai Airport and St. Thomas Mount to Alandur.
